Chef @BobbyMatos featured in @EaterHouston #RomanStyle #Pizza

On the more casual end of local restaurateur Tony Vallone’s portfolio of establishments is Ciao Bello, which might be more relaxed than flagship Tony’s and new steakhouse Vallone’s, but which nonetheless holds its own among the top Italian eateries in Houston. That might be why the pizza there is as consistently well executed and freshly made as the restaurant’s popular pasta dishes. So Eater asked Ciao Bello executive chef Bobby Matos, who’s been leading that kitchen for almost four years, to make his favorite pizza for this photo interlude. Matos chose to bake the Pepperoni Polpette, which is topped with what he says is “a little bit of everything: The homemade Tony Vallone recipe meatballs, the pepperoni, and the ricotta. It’s a great combination.”